Fan Sheng-Yu, Chen Hsiang-Ping, Hsieh Jyh-Gang
Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Department of Human Development and Psychology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
Death Stud. 2021;45(4):266-272. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1626947. Epub 2019 Jun 14.
This aims of this longitudinal study were to identify the risk factors of and depressive mood in caregivers who received hospice care 6 months after their patients' death, and the cutoff pint of the bereavement risk index, as well as, the prevalence of persistent complex bereavement disorder (PCBD). There were 30.28 and 4.59% of caregivers with depressive mood and PCBD, respectively. The risk factors included resistance to the reality of patients' death, anger, self-blame and guilt, support networks, and coping. The cutoff points of total bereavement risk index and five-item short form were 10/11 and 9/10, respectively.
这项纵向研究的目的是确定患者死亡6个月后接受临终关怀的照料者出现抑郁情绪的风险因素、丧亲风险指数的临界点,以及持续性复杂性丧亲障碍(PCBD)的患病率。分别有30.28%和4.59%的照料者有抑郁情绪和PCBD。风险因素包括对患者死亡现实的抗拒、愤怒、自责和内疚、支持网络及应对方式。丧亲风险指数总分及简版五项量表的临界点分别为10/11和9/10。